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The Company’s operations are split across North America (11 manufacturing plants) and Europe (16 manufacturing plants).\nThe company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. IPL Schoeller is a leading manufacturer of sustainable rigid packaging solutions across a range of end market segments including returnable transit packaging, consumer and industrial packaging, environmental containers and agricultural packaging. The company employs c.4,100 employees across North America (1,600 employees) and Europe (2,500 employees.)\nThe role\nIPL Schoeller is seeking an experienced Product Engineer to lead the design, development, and commercialization of plastic packaging solutions from concept through production. This role partners closely with R&D, manufacturing, quality, and commercial teams to deliver high-performing, cost-effective products that meet customer and regulatory requirements.\nThis role can be based in either the United States or Canada\nWhat You'll Do\nDesign and develop plastic packaging products using CAD tools (SolidWorks, AutoCAD, etc.).\n\nSelect materials and validate product performance through testing and analysis.\n\nOptimize designs for manufacturability across injection molding, extrusion, thermoforming, and blow molding processes.\n\nLead prototype development, product validation, and commercialization efforts.\n\nDrive cost reduction and process improvement initiatives while maintaining product quality.\n\nConduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for product performance issues.\n\nEnsure compliance with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and customer specifications.\n\nPartner cross-functionally with R&D, operations, quality, sales, and customers on product development projects.\n\nSupport customer-facing activities, including technical presentations and customized solutions.\n\nChampion sustainability initiatives, including recyclable and environmentally responsible packaging solutions.\n\nWhat You'll Bring\nBachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Packaging Engineering, or a related field.\n\n7-10 years of product engineering or product development experience within the plastics packaging industry.\n\nProven success designing, developing, and commercializing plastic packaging products.\n\nStrong knowledge of polymer science, plastics processing, and packaging design principles.\n\nHands-on experience with extrusion, injection molding, thermoforming, and/or blow molding.\n\nProficiency with CAD software and familiarity with PLM systems.\n\nExperience with material selection, performance testing, and cost analysis.\n\nKnowledge of regulatory standards such as FDA, ISO, and packaging compliance requirements.\n\nStrong project management, problem-solving, and technical documentation skills.\n\nAbility to collaborate effectively across technical, operational, and commercial teams.\n\nIf you have the above experience and are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, apply today to find out more!","description_format":"text","description_chars":3116,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":7,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"},{"name":"Canada","iso":"CA","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Manufacturing","Packaging & Labeling","Packaging Design"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-17T07:54:59Z"}],"liveness":{"score":48,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.531,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":21,"expected_fill_days":32,"reasons":["conf:0","stale_co","win:mid"],"computed_at":"2026-09-25T05:45:01Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":120000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/iplschoeller-product-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/iplschoeller-product-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-26T02:32:17Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2641,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":2359,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-27T00:00:00Z"}}}